FSUE Atomflot - Radiation Portal Monitors

Nordisk Sikkerhet AS is working with FSUE Atomflot, the owner and operator of Russian nuclear-powered icebreakers and special vessels, to improve physical security at Atomflot's facility near the city of Murmansk. This project is being implemented in anticipation of active work implementing commitments by the Russian Federation to remove spent nuclear fuel from Andreeva Bay and Gremikha. The improvements include replacing three older fixed radiation portal monitors (RPMs) – a railroad RPM, vehicle RPM, and pedestrian RPM – with modern, certified RPMs.

The project is supported by the Norwegian government and fits in the geographical area of the Norwegian government Action Plan for 2013-2017, which covers projects and activities in the north-west of Russia and in the former Soviet Union (FSU). ​Project Milestones:

July-August 2016 - Disassembling of old existing RPMs; performance of construction and installation works in accordance with the developed design documentation; commissioning, including installation, start up and adjustment; equipping of the operator’s workplace;

End of October 2016 - Testing of RPMs by an independent third-party organization with sources of ionising radiaiton: Eu-152; Co-60; Am-241; All tests were successful;

24-25 October 2016 - Provision of training on operation and servicing of RPMs for the FSUE Atomflot personnel;

27 October 2016 - Project registration as international technical assistance. Certificate #9656 issued by the Commission on international humanitarian and technical assistance of the Government of the Russian Federation;